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Recently asked and answered on the pre-law advisors listserv:
Q: Is it possible to edit a current recommender’s contact info [on the LSAC website], or do I need to recreate them? I can’t seem to update this information any longer after generating the form.
A: (from LSAC) Applicants...

Taken from an email exchange with an advisee:
Early Decision (ED) is mostly a way for students to know well in advance what the application outcome is at their first choice school, and for schools to manage their enrollment. At most schools, it’s not clear that it gives...

This is it—last week of classes for Fall 2015! The end is near! For those of you about to graduate, congratulations!! You made it!!
But for the current-year law school applicants, the end is not so near. Sorry. Whether you applied early and are already hearing back from schools, are...

UPDATE August 2012: Please note the date on this blog post—it’s from 2010 and does not describe the current state of admissions. I’m leaving it up because it may be of interest to some of you to know how application volume has fluctuated.
As expected, the economy is sending...

From the Office of Admissions at Georgetown Law:
All Fall 2013 law school applicants to Georgetown (seniors and alums)*
are cordially invited to meet with
ANDY CORNBLATT
DEAN OF ADMISSIONS
for
A GROUP INTERVIEW IN BOSTON, MA
Thursday, October 4, 2012
4:00-5:00 p.m.
or
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Location TBA in downtown Boston
...

If you’re like most applicants, you are unaware that LSAC recommends law schools adhere to certain “best practices” in the admissions process. Even though they’re not binding, the guidelines set out what you should generally expect from admissions officials as you navigate this process. At this time of...

Really, this is several tips in one, and they all boil down to refraining from arguing.
1. Don’t use your personal statement to argue for your admission to X law school. That’s not what it’s for. Let all of your materials together make that argument, by the sheer...

As you probably already know, almost every law school requires applicants to disclose their histories of university discipline (if any). A handful of schools also ask students to have their undergraduate institutions complete an independent report of their disciplinary record, known most often as a Dean’s Letter or...

You’re working on your law school applications, and you run into some kind of ambiguity: does the law school want three pages of personal statement (as per the LSAC application instructions) or “no more than two pages” (as per the law school’s FAQ page)? Do they want an...

I’ve come up with a little to-do list for those of you currently in the application process. Let’s be clear: this is no time for procrastination. I’ve already heard from several applicants who have not only completed their applications, but received offers of admission. If...